Resilient Inspiration

Let me make something very clear, I do not like Winston Churchill and what he did to India and Indians- exporting food grains from India during the famine and holding on to India believing it was their right to plunder makes him a mere looter. But there is one thing that I must admit, he was bad news for India but he was exactly what Great Britain needed. I like a particular quote of his "Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never--in nothing, great or small, large or petty--never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy."

(for the entire speech - http://school-for-champions.com/speeches/churchill_never_give_in.htm)

If this is not inspiration, I do not know what is. He showed this works as an island was able to somehow survive the onslaught of a mad despot who simply walked his way across Europe, stood victorious infront of the Eiffel tower and also had his army reach the Kremlin. Churchill lead his nation at a time of crisis and brought out the power that words have in his war broadcasts and in speeches like these that kept up the spirits of the people and his policies during the time saved Britain and perhaps the world too. He also gave the "Sinews of Peace" (http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Sinews_of_Peace) speech which popularised the term "Iron Curtain" for that part of Europe under Soviet influence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Curtain).

From personal experience too, I do admit I have very little of and from that itself I have found that never giving up is the best way to handle defeat. The novel 'Alchemist' was suggested to me by many, perhaps to inspire me to find my true calling but it taught me more about perseverance and resilience more than anything else. I hope I can keep trying until success is met for every journey that I embark upon

NEVER GIVE UP!

To Infinity, Shall this Agreement Last

Recently, I have seen people express outrage and bemusement at the ridiculous agreement that was signed by the King of Travancore handing over control of 'Mullaperiyar' dam and thus the waters of the river to TamilNadu for a period of 999 years (http://www.jeywin.com/blog/mullaperiyar-dam-controversy/) . It is a time period that is beyond our comprehension since just in the last 10years the world has seen multiple recessions, the emergence of internet, revolutions and counter-revolutions and growth at a scale never seen before and also faced challenging obstacles.


The king is not alone in signing ridiculously long agreements, we are all in the very same club. All of us are signing agreements that threaten the future of our children and their children, the very existence of myriad lifeforms that are present on this planet and all its resources. The duration of this agreement is not measurable simply because it will be in effect as long as this planet exists. The basic attitude that we will not be here while the effects of climate change kick in is what prompts us to mortgage the life of future generations for our present comforts. We are taking out loans from nature that can never be repaid by our children, we are condemning this planet and all its beauty and telling our children "sorry, we have used it all up. We can't leave anything for you except polluted rivers, rising sea levels, droughts and floods".

If you think an agreement lasting 999 years is unfair, then what we are doing is a crime most heinous. Think about it, the solutions and what to do are all around us and let not sign the agreement that will push the planet and future generations to come to a life of bondage and slavery to a planet in ruins